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???When Daniel proposed that he could sell all the shares at a price of 90 million, but retain the investment right of the possible sequel - just the investment right, not the investment above a certain fixed percentage. ?

Disney is starting to get uncertain.

Robert even offered to talk to Daniel alone in a nearby office, trying to understand why Daniel made this decision.

Not occupying any investment share in the project means that Daniel will no longer have all the rights and interests except the male lead, and Ferguson's producer title, currently stationed in the project, may also be removed. On the other side of the coin, it means that Daniel will no longer have additional obligations to the film.

His battle-to-fame publicity team will not be involved in the film.

He won't do much more than his contractual publicity obligations.

And the news of his divestment will hit the project more deeply and harder than the news of the Pirates of the Caribbean studio fire.

Is this Daniel's strategy?

Or has he really changed his mind and is no longer optimistic about the project?

This is the information Robert needs to get from a separate communication with Daniel.

Moreover, it is quite important that at the moment when the series is rampant, dd did not insist on keeping more than one-third of the investment ratio in the sequel, which shows that they are also uncertain about the future - if they perform well, they will strive for more investment and performance. Not good, just give up, or just make a token investment, basically, unless the subject matter is really approved by the studio. Otherwise, a movie with a sequel must be a movie that made money. Such a sequel investment right is actually a transfer of rights and interests from Disney to dd.

But dd chose to leave a way for himself. That is to give up 30% of the investment rights. To avoid the investment risk that Disney executives may continue to trust in a money-losing film.

This of course means that dd, or that Daniel is not so confident about this path. (Read the novel to go to the fastest update)

To be honest, Daniel didn't expect Disney's reaction. This is that he underestimated his place in Robert and Disney's heart. His judgment on the project and his contribution to the project are more important than he thought - this is why Disney Allow them to keep 20%. As a like to acquire. The group company that likes everything in his arms can be regarded as a kind of concession.

And the plan he put forward in the sequel is actually very meaningless, because the contract of the sequel must be bound to his contract. That is to say, if Daniel is to continue to play Captain Jack, then he must accept the investment of dd. Of course, following the investment share of the first film is a plan that Daniel can confidently propose. The reason for mentioning this is, of course, what Robert thought, and this is a tactical behavior.

This tactic obviously mentioned unexpected effects, so now Daniel has to be more energetic when dealing with it.

"Well, of course I still have confidence in this project." Daniel comforted Robert first, "The environment hasn't changed. So of course I haven't changed my opinion. As for our plan, Robert, this is what you proposed. The negotiation, not us, is not that dd wants to withdraw, but you want dd to reduce the proportion. But now it seems that Disney said that if a certain proportion is not met, which is 80%, you are not going to do your best for the movie, but It is not reasonable to ask us to do it as the most important project when the equity is reduced - it is not reasonable, isn't it? As you said, if we want to start a new project, then for dd, we must Put all your effort into it. At this time, completely withdrawing from "Pirates of the Caribbean" is an option. This will become just one of my movies. It has nothing to do with dd or my investment department. We can concentrate on it. Do something else. This is our most basic view, and the quotation is based on our assessment of the profitability of the film. Seriously, the decision of 90 million is really not expensive, just considering the increase in capital recovery and reinvestment. That’s why we called the price. () Of course, from Disney’s point of view, I can understand, after all, in a few months, the movie was only halfway through, and the original 35 million became 90 million, It's kind of unacceptable. But it's an investment, isn't it? You know this better than I do, Bob, and a few months is enough time to change a lot of things, like my paycheck, and your power on the Disney board."

"So dd doesn't have rigid requirements for the sequel, and it's also because you plan to quit, so you can't grasp the follow-up plan?"

"It's basically the same. Every year there are many profitable movies in Hollywood, "Pirates of the Caribbean" may also be one of them, but dd can't get involved in any project. If we can't participate in the present, we simply hope for the future. It's irresponsible."

After the silence, the two sides returned to the negotiating table and began to move closer in a more detailed direction.

It wasn't until six hours into the negotiations that the exhausted parties agreed on a basic framework, and the plan was a castrated contract, with some issues being delayed.

The two sides reached an agreement, dd Pictures accepted Disney Pictures to recover all 333% of the investment share with 85 million, but with a 5% box office share to become one of the distribution companies of "Pirates of the Caribbean". The two parties agreed that until a new sequel agreement is reached, the original terms will continue to be retained, that is, dd Pictures will have one-third of the investment rights in the follow-up series.

The two sides will not disclose the adjustment before the release.

In the final process, Robert once proposed that Disney could acquire the investment rights of dd Pictures at a price not exceeding three times the investment amount, but in the end Daniel rejected this proposal. High-level movies have rights, which is good for the growth of dd film industry. At least when you have a project out, everyone will say that at least you have a lot of rights in "Pirates of the Caribbean" to guarantee. But if you accept Disney's plan, it will be too passive. How can you talk about acquisitions, and how can dd talk about Disney?

Daniel thinks about it, and Disney may not have thought that he will use the role as an investment chip - but at this time, no one will know the significance of the character of Captain Jack to the series.

In the four series, Johnny Depp has gained more than 3.5 billion without investment, just in terms of remuneration and share-why does Disney allow him to share such a large piece of the cake? This almost accounted for more than 10% of the total box office, and you must know that in the first part, Johnny's salary was only 10 million, and for this 10 million, he gave up his share. By the end of the fourth installment, he was stripped of his shareholding qualifications—but the fixed pay came to an astounding $55 million.

It's not that Disney has a good relationship with Johnny Depp, or that Jerry got it for him, it's just that the series couldn't do without this actor, and no one else could replace the Jack Center that was formed in the first installment. The series and the character of Captain Jack are super-bonded, so Disney has to back off from Tracy's aggressiveness.

When they walked out of the meeting room, the friendly smiles returned to their faces.

Yes, they are partners, close partners.

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It is difficult to hide the news from Hollywood completely. Just like the package agreement reached between Universal Pictures and Daniel, no one knows the specific content. Universal and Daniel's respective thoughts and positions were analyzed.

This time, Daniel came to Disney with great fanfare. Although it was in the name of a visit, gossip about a new cooperation agreement between the two sides soon began to circulate in the media, but the direction was not consistent. I hoped to kick DD Pictures out, but the movie couldn't do without Daniel, so they reached a middle agreement. Others swore that the studio fire and follow-on investments dampened Disney's enthusiasm, and they asked DD Pictures to take money from the huge proceeds of "Greek Wedding" to increase investment to share the risk.

Of course, in these speculations, the dominant party is Disney. Everyone knows this. When dd Pictures faces a behemoth, its right to speak is very limited.

It was not until Daniel returned to Burbank to restart the filming that Disney announced part of it in a lot of discussions: that dd Pictures would become one of the distribution companies of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Everyone got the answer they thought: Disney took a fancy to dd's experience and ability to operate "Greek Wedding".

The new filming went very smoothly. During this period, Amanda Seyfried even came to make a cameo role, a female pirate on Pirate Island. The image is unrestrained. It is difficult for Daniel to imagine his decision. In fact, he also persuaded him. past her.

But the little girl persisted.

In fact, she's been following a Paramount project lately, which is a group of troubled teenage girls~www.novelmt.com~ If she wants to land a role, this experience in Pirates of the Caribbean might help. In addition, Jerry was a little indulgent to her, so in the end, in the final film of "Pirates of the Caribbean", there was an additional young female pirate who appeared on one side and had no lines.

It was not until the beginning of December that Daniel took a leave of absence and returned to Los Angeles. In the early stage, he and Kusa and Sally decided the guest list for the filming party.

"You, are you going to announce yourself as a superhero in Hollywood? A big man's bar mitzvah?"

Looking at the list of names on the list, Sally couldn't help but feel a little numb even though she was used to seeing big battles.

What she said was right. Status and power cannot always be spread on the media and the Internet. A clearer, more straightforward, and rougher declaration is also very important. (To be continued. (.))

ps: 12,000 achievements, achieved! ! However, in order to avoid that I only added more for the purpose of updating the ticket (although it is), I decided to continue writing, and there should be more at night. Thank you for the eternal reward, and continue to ask for your support!

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